Garment hanger



May 27 1924. Q 1,495,425

A: G. Moss GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 11, 1922 Patented May 27, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT *QFHCE.

ALICE G. MOSS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

GARMENT HANGER.

Application filed December 11, 1922. Serial No. 606,091.

ly hung or from which it can be in-v stantly removed regardless ofwhether the hanger is removed from its support or not.

Another object is to produce a device of the character mentioned havingwings and a wing-locking device which may be tripped to permit the'wingsto collapse when it is desired to remove a garment from the hangerwithout necessitating the removal of the latter from its support.

lVith the objects. named and other ob jects in view, the inventionconsists in cer tain novel and peculiar features of construction andorganization of partsas hereinafter described and claimed; and in orderthat it may be fully understood, reference is to be had to theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hanger as it will appear whenextended for the support of a garment;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same:

Figure 3 is a side view of the same; and

Figure 4 is a view similar to that of F igure 3, but illustrates thehanger as it will appear when the wings have been collapsed to permitagarment to be removed.

In the drawing where like reference characters identify correspondingparts in all of the Figures, 1 and 2 respectively identify a pair ofsimilar wing members forming the garment support, the inner ends of themember 1 being coiled around the corresponding ends of the member 2 toform a hinge 3.

Each wing at its inner end is bent upwardly to form parallel guides 4:,which terminate in oppositely projecting grip loops 5. The guides 4 areslidingly received within a substantially rectangular-shaped lockingcage 6 formed with oppositely-extending ears 7, for a purpose which willhereinafter appear, the grip loops preventing the cage from movingupwardly be yond the guides.

When the loops 5 are in abutment with the cage as shown in Figure 3, thewings 1 and 2 occupy a substantially horizontal position and aresuspended from the cage by said loops, and are held against closingmovement through the fact that the guides 4c are held confined withinthe cage.

Integrall'y formed with the cage 6 and projecting upwardly from pointsmidway the length of the short ends of said cage,

are a pair of parallel arms 8, the same being bent inwardly at theirupper ends and terminatlng in a hook 9 for engagement with any suitablepoint of suspension, as at 10.

In use the device will be inserted in folded position (see Figure 4),through the neck or collar opening of a garment, buttoned or not, aspreferred, and the wings 1 and 2- will then be swung to theirsubstantially 1 horizontal positions. To accomplish this, the grip-loopsare gripped between thumb and finger and pressure applied to effectapproaching movement thereof and relative upward swinging or recedingmovement of the wings. In this operation the weight of tor, because theinstant the grip-loops start their approaching movement they, with thethe garment is not sustained by the operaand the hanger as a whole andthe garment thereon, are carried by the support 10. The cage inclosingthe guides and too narrow to pass over the grip-loops. thus acts as asuspension point for and locks the wings expanded.

\Vhen it is desired to remove a garment from the hanger, the operatorinserts one hand through the neck opening of the collar and bysimultaneous pressure applied against the underside of the hinge 8 anddown upon the ears 7, lifts the garment and wings I. and 2 toward thecage. As soon as such upward movement begins, the cage permits upwarddivergence of guides 4, and the wings commence to swing downwardly underthe weight of thegarment, and continues such movement until the limit oftravel is attained as the hinge abuts the cage 6, the wings by this timehaving attained the positions shown in Figure 4. The

garment is then permitted to slip from the hanger, as will be readilyunderstood.

It will be apparent that this operation can be carried out with onehand, while the hook 9 is still in engagement with its support 10, orthat the same result can be accomplished after the hook is disengagedfrom its point of support.

In the preferred construction of the device, the arms of each wing,adjacent the hinge point, are outwardly bowed as at 11, to provideabutments wider than the length of the cage, which not only prevent thecollar of the garment from engaging the guides at the opposite sidesthereof and possibly getting caught between the guides when the latterare closing, but also holds the back of the collar spaced from theguides and out of the path of upward or downward movement of the cage,as indicated by the dotted line in Figure 2, and thus avoids any possi-'bility of the garment catching on the ears 7 of the cage.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced adevice of the character described, which possesses all of the featuresof advantage set forth as desirable, and while I have described andclaimed the preferred embodiment of the same, it is to be understoodthat I reserve the right to make all changes properly falling within thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising a pair of opposi'tely-projecting wingshingedly connected at their inner ends, guide extensions rigid with anddisposed angularly to the wings at the hinged ends thereof, suspensionmeans slidably receiving the guide extensions between the upper endsthereof and the wings, and means to prevent the suspension means fromsliding 03 the upper ends of the extensions; relative downward move mentof the suspension means on the guide extensions permitting downwardfolding movement of the wings, and relative upward movement of thesuspension means on the guide extensions causing approaching movement ofthe latter and upward or unfolding movement of the wings.

2. A garment hanger comprising a pair of oppositely-projecting wingshingedly connected at their inner ends, guide extensions rigid with andextending upwardly from and disposed angularly to the hinged ends of thewings respectively, and provided with lateral projections at their upperends, and a suspension means slidably receiving the guide extensionsbetween the lateral projections thereof and said wings and limited inrelative upward movement on. the guide extensions. by the saidprojections thereof.

3. A garment hanger comprising a pair of oppositely-projecting wingshingedly connected at their inner ends, guide extensions rigid with andextending upwardly from and disposed angularly to the hinged ends of thewings respectively, suspension means, a cage at the lower end of thesuspension means fitting snugly and slidingly on the guide extensionsand limited in downward movement thereon by the wings, and means movablewith the guide extensions for limiting upward movement of the cage onsaid guide extensions.

4-. A garment hanger comprising a pair of oppositelyprojecting wingshingedly connected at their inner ends, guide extensions rigid with anddisposed angularly to the wings at the hinged ends thereof, suspensionmeans slidably receiving the guide extensions between the upper endsthereof and the wings, means to prevent the suspension means fromsliding off the upper ends of the extensions; relative downward movementof the suspension means on the guide extensions permitting downwardfolding movement of the wings, and relative upward movement of thesuspension means on the guide extensions causing approaching movement ofthe latter and upward or unfolding movement of the wings; said wingshaving portions adjacent their hinged point, bowed laterally outward toa width greater than the width of the hinge point.

5. A garment hanger composed of wire and consisting of a pair of wingshinged together at their inner ends and provided with upwardlyprojecting portions at their hinge point terminating in projections extending in opposite directions, and a suspension means comprising ahook, a pair of arms depending from the hook, and a loop or cage at thelower ends of said arms snugly embracing said upwardly projectingportions of the wings; said cage having lateral projections or handles.

6. A garment hanger comprising a pair of loop-shaped wire wings hingedto each other for spreading and collapsing movement, and provided withoutwardly-bowed portions near the hinge point, each wing being providedwith a pair of upwardlyprojecting arms for standing together verticallyor in upwardly-diverging relation accordingly as the wings are spread orcollapsed, the said arms being connected attheir upper ends byoff-setting portions; and a wire suspension means comprising a hook, apair of arms depending from the hook, and a loop or cage at the lowerends of said arms snugly embracing said upwardlyprojecting portions ofthe wings; said cage having lateral projections or handles.

In. witness whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

ALICE G. lrlOE-S.

